Still, I warned you before you came." "Don't be absurd," the Princess declared.

"You have the sea almost at your front door, and I adore the sea.

If you have a nice large boat I should like to go for a sail." Cecil looked at her with upraised eyebrows.
"If you are serious," he said, "no doubt we can find the boat." "I am absolutely serious," the Princess declared.

"I feel that this is exactly what my system required.

I should like to sit in a comfortable cushioned seat and sail somewhere.